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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,October 19,2015 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Gaffron stated approval could be contingent upon the applicants being able to use the existing foundation. <br /> Gaffron stated it is doubtful they can move it further west since moving it any further west would likely <br /> create a greater encroachment. <br /> Landgraver stated he inferred from the applicant's practical difficulty statement that the foundation is <br /> falling apart. <br /> Acting Chair Landgraver opened the public hearing at 8:13 p.m. <br /> There were no public comments regarding this application. <br /> Acting Chair Landgraver closed the public hearing at 8:13 p.m. <br /> Lemke noted there is a support letter in the packet from a neighbor. <br /> Gaffron stated to his knowledge that neighbor lives two or three houses to the east. <br /> The Planning Commission reviewed the issues for consideration outlined in Staff's report and found that <br /> the property owner is proposing to use the property in a reasonable manner and that the variances will not <br /> alter the essential character of the neighborhood. <br /> Gaffron stated he does not want to take this to the Council until an updated survey has been submitted. <br /> Landgraver stated in his view the recommendation for the existing driveway is appropriate and that it <br /> would be difficult to back down the driveway if it is narrowed. <br /> Schoenzeit stated he would recommend a dual approval in the event the foundation is not useable. <br /> Schoenzeit stated the numbers are acceptable but the location should be optimized for the least number of <br /> encroachments. <br /> Schoenzeit moved,McGrann seconded,to recommend approval of Application No. 15-3789,The <br /> Broadway Group,LLC,3590 North Shore Drive,per Staff recommendations, and the additional <br /> dual approval that if the existing foundation is not to be used,that the resulting new location is <br /> optimized for new construction and that this does not go to Council without an updated survey. <br /> VOTE: Ayes 4,Nays 0. <br /> 6. #15-3790 CITY OF ORONO,PIN#34-118-23-22-0020,OUTLOT C, EAST WILLOW <br /> WOOD,VACATION,8:17 P.M.—8:28 P.M. <br /> Gaffron stated the City is proposing a vacation of the easement that exists over a piece of privately owned <br /> road outlot. Before a decision on Highway 12 was made,the City had plans to have a backage road <br /> between the commercial and residential properties. That decision was made back in 1990. Once a <br /> decision was made to relocate the bypass, the need for a through road between Willow and Brown was <br /> decreased. <br /> As a condition of the purchase agreement,the City is acquiring land from Clifford Otten for Municipal <br /> Well No. 4 and is required to vacate the easement over Outlot C of East Willow Woods. The easement in <br /> Page 16 of 29 <br />